Allogia Rejects Offer of Peace and Westward Focus
Russian and German actions dominate the war news as the czar rejects a peace overture via the Danish king. Germany shifts aim to eliminate Russia to free forces for a western strike while Riga evacuates and refugees flood Baltic cities, with officials delaying orderly retreat.
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Petrograd
Bourse Gazette
William
Denmark
France
Germany
Russia
Warsaw
Vistula
Riga
Baltic
Germans Take Warsaw as City Falls to Bavarians
Reported capture of Warsaw on August 5 after Bavarian troops entered from outer fortifications. Russian forces retreat under rear guard pressure as Austro-German and German relief armies march from the Vistula and Narew rivers toward the capital. Escape routes and new Russian positions are reported under threat amid mounting losses and stubborn defense.
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London
Warsaw
Poland
Russian Empire
Blonie
Leopold
von Hindenburg
Narew
Vistula
Joseph Ferdinand
von Mackensen
Bug
Chelm
von Scholz
von Gallwitz
Moscow
Czar Holds Vistula Fort as Russians Evacuate Line
London reports that except for Novogeorgievsk the Russians have withdrawn along the Vistula. Ivangorod fell to Austria German forces and Russians retreat toward Brest Litovsk while destroying bridges to hinder pursuit. The Novogeorgievsk garrison remains to deny rail and river use.
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London
Novogeorgievsk
Vistula
Ivangorod
Brest-Litovsk
Petrograd
Narew
Wkra
Warsaw
Unyielding Fra Frye Case Standoff With Germany
The United States and Germany clash over the sinking of the ship William P. Frye by Prinz Eitel Friederich in the South Atlantic. Germany refuses to concede a treaty violation and offers to pay damages fixed by two experts, one chosen by each side, or arbitration at The Hague. The dispute centers on the 1828 treaty, with US claiming protection of Frye and Germany insisting it only obliges payment for damages.
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Washington
Germany
William P. Frye
Prinz Eitel Friederich
South Atlantic
Foreign Office
United States
Hague
Narrow Escape for Boat Arabic Dynamite Scare at Sea
The trans Atlantic liner Arabic owned by White Star had a narrow escape after a stewardess found dynamite aboard before departing New York for Liverpool on July 28. The deteriorated explosive was hidden between water pipes and wrapped in newspapers. The ship carried 16,000 tons of cargo largely war supplies and 188 passengers including 12 Americans.
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New York
White Star Company
Liverpool
Right Deserted Riga Archbishop Ends Service at Cathedral
The archbishop of Riga held the last service at the Riga Cathedral on August 5 and, with the consistory, departed the capital of the Baltic provinces.
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Petrograd
Riga
Baltic
Rangers Battle Border Bandits Near Lyford Texas
Five Americans wounded in a clash at Norias ranch 10 miles north of Lyford Cameron county. Rangers and armed civilians held a defensive stand against 30 to 50 Mexican bandits, with several Mexicans killed or wounded and casualties to be confirmed due to darkness. Reinforcements by train brought 35 soldiers and 12 armed civilians to the scene.
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Harlingen
Tex
Texas Rangers
Norias Ranch
Lyford
Cameron County
Texas
Norias
Rias
United States
Fritz Georgia
Cotton price outlook amid Britain's jute embargo
Washington reports New Orleans Cotton Exchange head Mr. Glenny is optimistic about this year’s crop and expects 1,000,000 to 1,600,000 additional bales of American cotton. He predicts jute bag demand changes could push cotton into substitutes, reducing jute use as cotton fills new needs. Estimates place this year’s jute crop at 12,000,000 bales.
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Washington
B. J. Glenny
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Great Britain
Glenny
India
Cattlemen Prepares For Southern Association Convention
Cattlemen meet in Birmingham to host the Southern Cattlemen's Association convention August 18 and 19. Delegates from across the region, estimated up to 2,000, will attend and visit packing plants in the city as part of the event.
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Birmingham Comets
South
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Cattlemen’s Association
Pan American conference fails over Mexican crisis
Washington notes sharp rifts after a New York session and no agreed plan. Secretary Lansing signals that only peaceful settlement is acceptable, while army authorities prep for possible border action under General Scott within 60 days if intervention becomes necessary.
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New York
Lansing
Evi
United States
Scott
War Department
Department
War College
Mexico
Camacho
Carranza
Villa
Death Trails Auto Race at Des Moines Derby
Two killed and two injured in an early 30 mile Derby at Des Moines speedway on August 7. Winner was Ralph De Palma with Ralph Mulford second and Eddie O Donnell third. Joe Cooper and Louis Piel died from crash injuries. Morris Keeler died later at hospital. Blowouts blamed for both accidents. Cooper’s was tied to a broken steering knuckle.
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Des Moines
New Mile Speedway
Ralph de Palma
Ralph Mulford
Eddie O’donnell
Joe Cooper
Cooper
Louis Piel
Billy Chandler
Morris S. Keeler
Chandler
Piel
Customs Office Taken in Haiti by U S Navy
Washington Rear Admiral Caperton reported on August 8 that American naval forces took over the customs office at Cape Hatien and temporarily placed Paymaster Chace Morris of the cruiser Washington in charge. Marines were sent to Marc to restore order after a minor disturbance at St March, about 60 miles north of Port au Prince.
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Washington
Caperton
Haiti
Cape Hat Fem
Chase Morris
Port-au-Prince
Port-au- Prince
Marc
Marines to Haiti Aboard Tennessee as Force Increases
The navy department announced on August 6 that nine hundred marines will be sent to Haiti aboard the cruiser Tennessee. The force increase aims to lighten the workload, not signal a change in the overall situation.
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Washington
Haiti
Tennessee
Navy Department
Haitn
Contest of Bilbo Likely Victory Confirmed
Full returns from fifty seven counties compiled by the secretary of state show Theodore G Bilbo with a majority over Marion W Reily and others for governor elect. Reilly charges irregularities in Pontotoc and other counties and calls for a recount. The slate lists Bilbo ahead by about 2500 votes as counties report final tallies. Pellagra alarm prompts state wide concern while Hugo Nathan receives a pardon from Gov Brewer.
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Secretary of State
Jackson
Pontotoc
Reily
Theo. G. Bilbo
Marion W. Reily
Bilbo
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Marion W. Reilly
Natchez
Tally
Stovall
Quin
E. Bunyan Carter
Lee M. Russell
Senator Russell
R. E. Wilson
J. P.taylor
T. M. Henry
Joseph W. Power
Ross A. Collins
Supreme Court
George C. Myers
Mississippi Returns Prompt Runoffs and Tragic Accidents
Mississippi election data shows runoffs in Tippal and Pearl River counties with Bilbo leading in several districts. Adams county to vote between Malcolm Montgomery and H P Foster for county superintendent. Local tragedies include a fatal derringer accident in Hernando and a double hanging at Larkville. A rail foreman's murder investigation continues near Malvina as a lightning death occurs in Laurel. John R Tally concedes defeat and notes plans for possible future runs.
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Teutons
West Front
Prince Leopold
Czar
Frye
Berlin
U. S
Texas Ranch
New Orleans Exchange
Death Trails
H. E. Blakeslee
William H. Smith
Evie
Scales
Wood Or Thompson
M. A. Brown
Stokes V. Robertson
Charles J. Moore
Tippah, Marion
Panels
Hugo Nathan
Warren County
Brewer
Tippal County
H. W. Childs
W.T. Crump
Pearl River
Russell
Carter
Panola County
Democratic Executive Committee
Sardia
Adams County
Malcolm Montgomery
H. P. Foster
George Burnett
Lpain
Orion
England
Freddie Chamberlen
Winston Harris
Hernando
Harris
E. W. Caruthers
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
Rosedale
George Finch
Winchester
Malvina
Justice of the Peace
Robert Arnold
Dit Seals
Peter Bolen
Willie Taylor
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Larkville
Seals
Bolen
J. W. Eckford
John R. Tally
Hattiesburg
Mr. Tally
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